rubbernecker
Syllables: rub·ber·neck·er/ˈrʌbəˌnɛkə//ˈrʌbɚˌnɛkɚ/
rubbernecker noun: a person who rubbernecks; someone who cranes their neck as though it were made of rubber to see something (such as a tourist attraction) or to watch an event (such as an accident); a rubberneck.
Noun
rubbernecker (plural rubberneckers)
- A person who rubbernecks; someone who cranes their neck as though it were made of rubber to see something (such as a tourist attraction) or to watch an event (such as an accident); a rubberneck.
- The minor accident caused a traffic jam as rubberneckers slowed down to get a good view of the battered cars.
- Gentlemen will leave their pocket flasks with the captain, and will limit themselves to two bunches of cigarettes each. Rubber neckers will be executed without trial. Glasses will be needed to protect the eyes from the dust, and you MUST "Keep off the grass."1898, The Michigan School Moderator, volume 18, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Michigan School Moderator, →OCLC, page 30, column 3
rubbernecker meaning in Thai
rubbernecker in Thai
- someone who cranes their neck to see something
- ไทยมุง tai-mung
Examples of rubbernecker in a sentence
- Nevertheless the crowd of rubberneckers kept growing.2000, Roy Medvedev, “Privatization, Government Crisis, and Elections (1993)”, in George Shriver, transl., Post-Soviet Russia: A Journey...
- [...] Shane kept looking into the open box with the morbid curiosity of a freeway rubbernecker passing a fatal accident.2001 January, Stephen J[oseph] Cannell, “The Tin Collectors”, in Vertical Coffin; The Tin Collectors, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Griffin...
- 'A rubbernecker checking out where you lived.' / 'Why would anybody do that?' / 'I guess it kind of makes you a celebrity.'2014, Christopher Fowler, Bryant & May: The Bleeding Heart, London: Bantam Books, published 2015, →ISBN, page 133:
- The new season is unrelentingly bleak – gone is [Margaret] Atwood's astute social commentary, turning the audience into rubberneckers peering at the carnage.2018 June 16, Fiona Sturges, “Cattleprods! Severed tongues! Torture porn! Why I’ve stopped watching the Handmaid’s Tale”, in Katharine...
Synonyms of rubbernecker
Forms of rubbernecker
| plural | rubberneckers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | rubber-necker |
Origin of rubbernecker
From rubberneck (verb) + -er (suffix indicating person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb).
Questions about rubbernecker
- What does rubbernecker mean?
- Rubbernecker means a person who rubbernecks; someone who cranes their neck as though it were made of rubber to see something (such as a tourist attraction) or to watch an event (such as an accident); a rubberneck.
- What is rubbernecker in Thai?
- Rubbernecker in Thai is ไทยมุง (tai-mung). See Rubbernecker meaning in Thai.
- How do you use rubbernecker in a sentence?
- Nevertheless the crowd of rubberneckers kept growing.
- What part of speech is rubbernecker?
- Rubbernecker is a noun.
- How do you pronounce rubbernecker?
- Rubbernecker is pronounced /ˈrʌbəˌnɛkə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of rubbernecker?
- The plural of rubbernecker is rubberneckers.
Words near rubbernecker in the dictionary
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